Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters (World War II)
United States historic placeCINCPAC Fleet Headquarters, also known as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters or COMPACFLT Headquarters, is a historic military building on Makalapa Drive in Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, on the island of Oahu in the US state of Hawaii. Built during World War II in 1942, it served as the headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from 1942 through 1945, while he was Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. Commanding land, sea, and air forces, Admiral Nimitz had major responsibility for campaigns such as the Battle of Midway, the liberation of Guam, and the seizure of Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas. It was designated a National Historic Landmark for this role in 1987.
Read article
Top Questions
AI generatedMore questions
Nearby Places

USS F-4
F-class submarine of the U.S. Navy, in service from 1912 to 1915

USS Bowfin
Balao-class submarine of the US Navy

Admiral Clarey Bridge
Bridge connecting Ford Island to Oʻahu within Pearl Harbor
Aloha Jewish Chapel
Jewish chapel on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii

Submarine Memorial Chapel
Church in Hawaii, United States
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
National Memorial of the United States in Hawaii

Hālawa station
Honolulu Skyline station
Makalapa station
Future Honolulu Skyline station